Word: boated
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Swiss bank accounts and 1,000 tons of gold bullion, worth $14 billion, hidden in various locations in the Philippines. According to Marcos' plan, he was to go first to Tonga, an independent South Pacific island where he supposedly had allies. From there, he was to land by boat in his home province of Ilocos Norte, where he expected to be greeted by supporters and swept back into power. As for Aquino, Marcos said he would like to take her hostage, "not to hurt her ((but)) forcibly take her without killing...
Kattke has told Senate investigators that he failed in all three tasks North had given him, but he did provide useful intelligence about conditions on the island. After the invasion, North sent Kattke to Grenada as his personal emissary. When plans to use a Coast Guard boat's secure radio to contact North fell through, Kattke persuaded State Department officials on the island to send his messages to North in cipher on protected lines...
...Harvard men's heavyweight crew failed to reach the finals of the 148th Henley Regatta-on-Thames Saturday, falling to the Ridley Boat Club from Canada by three-quarters of a length in the first round of the Grand Challenge Cup for eights...
...heavy rainstorm. Such behavior might be attributed to the decision to pack 50 cases of beer and 32 cases of wine into the hull of the chartered 71-ft. ketch Sealestial (Buckley discourses widely and brilliantly on many points of big- league sailing, although not, unfortunately, on punning for boat names, a practice that can be winsome in passing conversation but wincemaking when emblazoned permanently on a classy transom...
Tomorrow, Kennelly and his friends who played a major role in the revivification of the Harvard varsity heavyweight program will be graduated from this College. Their places in the boat will be eagerly but respectfully filled by others...